Law Firm's Duty to Directors of Corporate Client Comes and Goes in Single Case
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Regulatory Body for Securities Dealers Attempts to Loosen Restrictions on Representation in Arbitration Proceedings
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New York Court Holds Absent Class Members Not Entitled to Attorney’s Files
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Pennsylvania Court Strictly Applies Time Bar to Legal Malpractice Claim
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Malpractice Liability Precluded by Dismissal of Underlying Claims Against Co-Defendant
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Mishandling of Inadvertently Produced Work Product Results in Disqualification of Counsel and Experts
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California Court Holds Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege Extends to Third Parties Reasonably Necessary to Carry Out Legal Advice and Strategy
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Washington Supreme Court Holds Saliva Used by Suspected Murderer to Seal Envelope Not Subject to Attorney-Client Privilege; Fact That Police Posed as Attorneys to Obtain DNA Evidence Held Irrelevant
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New York Court Finds Attorney-Client Privilege With Other Counsel on Arguably Related Matters is Waived in Legal Malpractice Claim 
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Second Circuit Clarifies Calculation for Attorney Fee Awards Based in Fee-Shifting Cases Involving Lodestar and Forum Rate Issues 
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Georgia Court Finds Lawyer Potentially Liable for Not Advising Client of Risk Presented by Unsettled Law 
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Montana Court Holds Attorney-Client Confidentiality is not a Defense to Attorney’s Lack of Candor With Court or to Assisting in Client Fraud
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California Court Finds No Duty Owed to Reinsurer by Defense Attorney Who Was Hired by the Primary Carrier
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DC Ethics Opinion Concludes Lawyer’s Present and Former Roles as Expert Witness Does Not Create Former Client Conflict Despite Substantial Relationship of Matters 
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Ninth Circuit Finds Software Company Engaged in Unlawful Practice of Law By Providing Computer Based Service for Preparation of Bankruptcy Forms
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Ninth Circuit Explains Standards for Review of Attorney Fees, Including Opposition to Block Billing and Quarter Hour Minimum Entries 
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Georgia Court Finds No Causation in Legal Malpractice Claim Based on Inadequate Witness Presentation, But Finds on Separate Claim
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Wisconsin District Court Finds Retired Attorney Not Liable Under Partnership By Estoppel Theory When Client Did Not in Fact Rely on Retired Attorney’s Participation in Firm
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Louisiana Court Finds No Duty to Defend Under Malpractice Coverage for Lawyer Based on Fee Dispute Between Referring Attorneys
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Third Circuit Finds Due Process Rights of Lawyers Violated by Finding of Sanctions Despite Lack of Monetary or Disciplinary Penalty
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Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Sanctions Illinois Attorneys for Unprofessional Conduct During Deposition
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Court Held Trustees of Union Health Fund in ERISA Suit Could Not Offload Blame for Bad Investments Onto Their Attorneys
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New York Court Holds Lawyers Retained By Insurer to Represent Insured May Have Duty to Put Excess Carrier on Timely Notice of Claim Read More

Iowa Supreme Court Invalidates Provision in Fee Agreement Requiring Client to Inform Attorney of Any Disputes Within 10 Days. Read More

Third Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Fee Disgorgement Claims Against Lawyers Who Failed to Disclose Potential Conflict of Interest to Their Clients Read More

New York Appellate Court Upholds Dismissal of Malpractice Case Based on Client’s Written Affirmation that He Waived Conflict and Read Legal Documents Prepared by His Lawyers Read More

Ohio Appellate Court Rejects Collectability in Underlying Case as Limit on Recovery in Legal Malpractice Action Read More

Second Circuit Finds Supplemental Jurisdiction to Allow District Court to Dismiss Malpractice Action and Find Attorneys in Class Action Acted Reasonably in not Suing Arthur Andersen in Securities Suit Read More

Outside Corporate Directors Can Claim the Attorney-Client Privilege With ... Read More

Law Firm’s Failure to Close Ostensibly Former Client File Helps Persuade Court to Order Disqualification on Ground... Read More

Due Diligence Counsel Not Disqualified From Taking Position Adverse ... Read More

Fully Informed Clients Can Ratify Unconsci-
onable Fee Agreements ... Read More

Partners Owe a Continuing Duty to Clients Even After a Law Firm Dissolves... Read More

Former Attorney Who Previously Repres- ented Government Agency as Outside Counsel May Represent ... Read More

Illinois Supreme Court Holds "Lost" Punitive Damages Not Recoverable.. Read More

California Supreme Court Rejects Screening for San Francisco City Attorney.. Read More

Federal Circuit Defines the Scope of Privilege and Work Product Waivers When Advice-Of-Counsel.. Read More

Law Firms Disqualified for Inducing
Consultant to Violate Duties of Loyalty and Confidentiality.. Read More

Prior Attorney-Client Relationship Does Not Transfer in a Sale of Assets... Read More

California Lawyers May Ethically Use Overdraft Protection on Trust Accounts
as Long as Commingling... Read More

Simultaneous IP Work for Clients with Competing Technologies Bars Client’s
Claim at Trial of Reliance... Read More

Electronic Records are Part of the
Client File that Must Be Turned Over
to Successor Counsel... Read More

Colorado Supreme Court Holds That Consumer Protection Act Applies to
Lawyer Advertising... Read More

Attorneys Rendering Incorrect Advice on Statute of Limitations... Read More

Attorney-Client Privilege Waiver Extends to Related Follow-Up... Read More

Florida Allows Assignment of Legal Malpractice Claim When Part of... Read More

Law Firm Disqualified from Representing Defendants in Adverse Bankruptcy Proceedings Despite... Read More

Liability Insurer and Reinsurer Held Not Entitled to Sue Insured’s Lawyer for Malpractice... Read More

Florida Ethics Rules Prescribes Procedures for Leaving Firms & Dissolving Firms... Read More

Prosecutor Acted in "Bad Faith" by Making Inconsistent But Plausible..... Read More

Georgia Supreme Court Holds that the Burden of Proving Waiver of Attorney... Read More

Second Circuit Adopts "Functional Approach" to In-Firm Conflicts of Interest Read More

Chapter 7 Trustee Lacks Standing to Pursue Malpractice Claims... Read More

Legal Malpractice claims Based Upon Attorney Involvement... Read More

Second Circuit Sets Standards for Private Party Attorney Fee... Read More

Taxable Income to Civil Rights Case Plaintiff Includes Portion of Recovery... Read More